# Smulders to invest £70M in Wallsend wind turbine transition piece production

Smulders Projects UK will invest £70 million to increase production of wind turbine transition pieces at its Wallsend site in North Tyneside, creating or safeguarding 325 direct jobs, backed by UK government support.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-07-07
- Where: Wallsend, North Tyneside, United Kingdom
- Value: $96.6M (70.0M GBP)
- Jobs: 325
- Status: announced
- Products: wind turbine transition pieces
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md), [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Smulders Projects UK](https://endata.com/companies/8166.md)
- [Smulders](https://endata.com/companies/8167.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [business-live.co.uk](https://www.business-live.co.uk/manufacturing/wind-power-investment-provides-325-20988082), 2021-07-07: "Smulders Projects UK, which has a site at Wallsend in North Tyneside, is to invest £70m to increase production of wind turbine transition pieces."

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